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Alycia Parks Upsets Top Seed Navarro at Monterrey Open
Alycia Parks delivered one of the biggest surprises of the week, rallying past top-seeded Emma Navarro 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 in an all-U.S. second-round clash at the Abierto GNP Seguros on Wednesday in Monterrey, Mexico.
After dropping the opening set, Parks grabbed the only service break of the second to move ahead 2-0. In the decisive third, she broke Navarro’s serve three times in a row to complete the comeback.
Parks now advances to face Slovakia’s Rebecca Sramkova, who staged her own rally to eliminate seventh-seeded Leylah Fernandez of Canada 2-6, 6-3, 6-2.
Other Monterrey Results
- No. 3 seed Diana Shnaider defeated fellow Russian Kamilla Rakhimova 7-6 (3), 6-1.
- Czech Marie Bouzkova stunned No. 4 seed Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil 6-3, 6-4.
- No. 5 seed Elise Mertens of Belgium breezed past Croatia’s Donna Vekic 6-3, 6-3.
- No. 6 seed Linda Noskova (Czech Republic) downed Germany’s Tatjana Maria 6-3, 6-2.
- Croatia’s Antonia Ruzic topped Italy’s Elisabetta Cocciaretto 7-6 (2), 2-6, 6-0.
- In the nightcap, No. 2 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova (Russia) faced Ajla Tomljanovic of Australia.
Tennis in the Land – Cleveland
Top seed Liudmila Samsonova of Russia got back on track in Cleveland, overcoming eight double faults to beat China’s Yafan Wang 6-2, 6-4 in second-round play. Samsonova, ranked No. 19 in the world, had lost her opening match in two straight tournaments after a Wimbledon quarterfinal run.
Romania’s Sorana Cirstea also advanced, dispatching Switzerland’s Jil Teichmann 6-1, 6-1 in just over an hour.
Context and Betting Outlook
With Parks surging and Navarro’s early exit shaking up Monterrey, the tournament remains wide open. Bettors looking for deeper tennis betting insights can explore strategies for live in-play wagers, while updated odds and scores and expert service plays are also available to track which players might carry momentum through the rest of the week.
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